Author, Social Worker, POSH Consultant | Founder @WOTE_Trust
Awardee: Nari Shakti Puraskar, Neerja Bhanot Award...and more.
Books available at @midlandbook
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
#CaptainSmitMachchhar, we are so proud of you, so much in awe of your bravery. You followed Dharma. Each and every Bharatiya is praying for your speedy recovery 🙏
16.6.2026. Talk with the Indian Police Foundation at a Seminar on Women in the Police Forces of India. It was a truly overwhelming moment for me - speaking in front of stalwarts like Mrs. Vimla Mehra - who did my own case at the CAW cell in 2002, because of whom i got my freedom and children, Mrs. Renu Lata - with whom i worked at the Crime against Women Cell, always inspired by her absolute focus on helping one and all, Mr. GK Pillai, former Union Home Secretary, Mr. OP Singh IPS, Mr. DC Jain IPS, former Spl. Director CBI, Mr. Sudeep Jain IAS, Member Secretary National Commission for Women. I spoke of so many aspects, and especially of my observations as I worked alongside so many people, such as the visionary Joint Commissioner Mr. Sudhir Yadav, and the amazing Suman Nalwa, now DIG Arunachal Pradesh - with whom I did so much work and learned so much from.
Will share my talk - as soon as I learn how to cut and paste my talk from the event! 🙂
2.3.2026 Had a wonderful conversation over breakfast with the gracious Mrs. Diana Fox Carney, wife of the Canadian Prime Minister Mr. Mark Carney, hosted by the lovely Ms. Karen Blumenschein, the wife of the High Commissioner.
When we meet foreign dignitaries, we each become ambassadors of our country, culture and civilisation. We were 3 invitees - 3 Nari Shakti Puraskar awardees. What made the interaction even more special was that each of us brought a different perspective to every point of discussion.
For instance, Mrs. Carney expressed her interest in Kashi, Banaras, and hoped that she would be able to visit there someday. Iti Tyagi, the founder of Craft Village told her about the weaves and textiles of Kashi. Pooja Sharma, founder of Kshitij and Millet Mom spoke of the food grains of the area. And i spoke of the scriptures that tell us about Kashi being the place where the first ray of the sun fell when the earth was created - and also its spiritual legacy. During our interactions, I also read 2 verses from my first book Woman of the Elements which is based on the Pancha Tattva - the 5 Elements that exist in each one of us.
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